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Wth is going on in El Paso? If this is political, feel free to delete... but uh wtf

Wake me when it cuts the canal.

We just crossed the 25th anniversary of what is my #1 all-time fav snowstorm. @CoastalWx just linked me to a page about the 25th anniversary of the great Apr 1, 97 blizzard and it got me to thinking about this one. It doesn't get mentioned very often and we've certainly had bigger storms, even recently. However, Feb 2001 is no slouch and a lot of areas received 1-2ft+ in a short amount of time. This storm as well as Dec 2000 and Mar 2001 are what got me interested in meteorology at young age. As Scott as mentioned with Apr 1, the nostalgia and way i felt that day can never be duplicated. Totals alone may not seem like that big of a deal but this stands out and holds my #1 spot for several reasons: Over performer to the max - Forecasts just a couple days before were for rain/snow showers with <1" possible . The day before, in the morning a WS Watch went up for 4-7". And even the morning of the event the forecast was only 5-7". Local news snowfall maps were generally 3-5/5-8/8-12 south to north. 12 hours later 14-25" of heavy wet snow blanketed the state. Road crews were caught off guard and secondary roads remained unplowed for over a day. Flake size & Rates - To this day i haven't seen flakes that large, half-dollar sized aggregates stuck together. I read many reports about people noticing this during the beginning of the storm. Snowfall rates of 2-4" per hour late morning into early afternoon. Thundersnow - First time ever i witnessed thundersnow and at the time i had no idea that was even possible during a winter storm. I just happened to be looking outside right during dusk about 5pm or so and watched as a CG strike hit just a couple hundred feet away with heavy snow/sleet following it. Timing - The timing was perfect starting just after 9AM and lasted through the entire day with over a foot of snow by dark. Schools were closed for 2 days with a delay on the third. I just finished replotting this event for the 25th anniversary and included a new lower northeast map as well. There's a full radar loop up on the site and surface animation but i really can't find much on this storm so if anyone has any free use images or radar please post em here. https://www.jdjweatherconsulting.com/feb-5-2001 On February 5, 2001, the Philadelphia area was hit by an unexpected snowstorm that trapped students in schools across the region. What began as a rainy morning quickly descended into chaos. By midday, the storm in~.mp4

I was NOT expecting to wake up to the EURO saying that we are back

5.3”/0.44” final

@The 4 Seasons 1” snow/sleet combo in Brooklyn over night, a balmy 28F

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Now I know why I woke up at 2:50 and couldn't get back to sleep...weenie alarm clock.

0z EPS & 0z AI EPS got back on board as well.

0z Canadian is still on board as well & has not wavered much the last couple of days.

@MAG5035 & everyone else! Check out the 0z Euro for the Sunday pm chance. Great run for CTP.

Thank god. ...and yes they do, a threat worth still watching at least with better trends

My God, Ji leading us to the promise land while everyone is asleep. Quite surprised at the shifts here. Phase baby!

I can't believe I'm saying this but..... It's a HAPPY Cory Post! As Rare as a Will Campbell Block. After that little 2.75", with the FIRST 2" Per Hour Rates I've seen since the Thunder and Lighting Snowstorm of 4" per hour that I watched on Granite Links overlooking Boston in February of 2022. We now at the Highest Snow Depth of the Season at 15.5", and the 6th Best Look for the Snow Banks of my Life! Only Behind: February and March 2015 (With 31" Depth) Early February 2011 (With 28" Depth) Late January 2005 (With 26" Depth) Late February 2003 (With 26" Depth) January 1996 (With 32" Depth, and we built forts and tunnels) The NWS btw, COMPLETELY F’d up Not putting Anything at all the entire day today Or during the storm, when, as someone who Frequently goes out Driving in Snowstorms, the roads were AS BAD as I've Ever seen them, with Blinding 2" Per Hour Snow (picture from the video below). I Finally feel, like it's a Real Winter tonight, shoveling this beautiful fluff after a 2" per hour Surprise fall, making the piles look historic, now just over 40" on the season, and starting to close in on standard climo for mid-February after the past 3 years of Hell. Not to mention I did some good old rally driving all over town; even recorded some Wall Kiss driving since the Piles ALLOW IT! I Complain Only when I'm getting Truly F'd. Which has been non-stop this year, and for years on end with almost every storm. That's why my rants seem like a pandemic. And I AM Furious about Only starting to snow at 10:30 when Salem, MA was non-stop since 5pm. I could have had 6" had the radar liked for ONCE. But tonight was Pure Magic. Just Like the old days. Piles higher than me, put icicles on the top of the peaks, fluffy snow acting like my brush. All sitting on the trees glimmering in the little light from the house. This is what we live for. This is Deep Winter. And OF COURSE the Models have Nothing coming up and 40+ F all over in the next few days so BACK TO COMPLAINING I GO!

LOL

2.5 Fri/Sat and .3 late last night 37.2 on the season

It's funny looking at individual members because the whiffs are still a plenty but a lot of the hits are absolute nuke historic level 1-3ft storms across the region all or nothing at least more are showing up now

No chance in hell the Euro verifies Cold source is minimal. If there's a storm it will be more like the Icon and rain

Well, most of NNJ/CNJ (along/N of 78)/SENY just got some freezing rain over the last couple of hours, so those advisories were well placed. Everything here is coated with a thin glaze of ice, although salted paved surfaces are fine, but unsalted ones are a bit slick and probably worse along/N of 78 where more freezing rain fell. Temps don't go above 32F for most until 7-9 am, so be careful if you're an early riser.

And we back

It was coming down good when I went to bed but we only have a quarter to perhaps a half inch at most

And very snowy

Pretty wet